Humidifier



C. A. GENDRON.

HUMIDEHER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

l Ill liiliil 'iiil [UM/e wMM cAMInLE A. cnivnnon, or MONTREAL, ounnno, CANADA.

HUMIDIFIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Application filed March 29, 1919. Serial No. 286,027.

a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

siding at Montreal, Province of Quebec,

Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Humidifiers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to humidifiers and more particularly to devices wherein a humid air may be circulated within the room of a home, oilice or building, or the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a humidifier having a large radiating surface whereby the water, vapor, or other liquid may bebetter exposed to the heating or cooling agent, thereby producing the desired amount of moisture within the air of a room. a

A further object of the present invention is to provide a portable device of this character which may be easily and readily applied to any heating or cooling agent, and one which will be comparatively inexpensive in the cost of manufacture, thereby rendering the same commercially desirable.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, but the right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations or modifications to which recourse may be had that come within the,

corresponding parts. are designated by similar reference characters throughout the several views.

The humidifier as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings comprises a frame consisting of the side walls 1 and the end walls 2, and mounted upon these walls is a top 3 having the greater portion thereof opened as at 1 so that the vapor may pass therethrough. Secured to one end of the side walls 1 are the depending brackets 5 and journaled within the lower end of these brackets 5 is a roller 6. Also journaled within the side walls 1 adjacent one end thereof is a roller 7 and journaled within the opposite end of the side walls 1 are the rollers 8 and 9 respectively. Adapted to pass over these rollers 6 to 9 inclusive is an endless belt which is made of felt or any other suit able water absorbing material. Secured to one side of the frame is a casing 11 having mounted therein a suitable motor, such as the mechanism of a clock, which is adapted to revolve a gear wheel 12 carried by the shaft 9 so'that when this motor is set in operation the endless conveyor will be caused to move gradually. Depending from the top 3 are the stationary brackets 13 which are connected by means of a crossbar 1 1 and this crossbar 14- is adapted to rest upon the coils of the radiator 15 as better shown in Fig. 2. Adjustably secured to the top 3 is a pair of brackets 16 having connected totheir lower ends a crossbar 17 which are also adapted to rest upon the coils of the radiator and these brackets 16 are adjustable so that the crossbar 17 may be seated between two of the coils of the radiator, thereby providing a device which may be seated upon radiators of various sizes. A reservoir 18 is provided which is connected to one end of the frame by means of the ratchet members 19 and 20 and this reservoir contains water or any other suitable liquid which is to be formed into vapor for circulating through a room. The brackets 15 extend down within this reservoir 18 so that a portion of the endless conveyor will also travel within the water contained within this reservoir, whereby when the conveyer is set in motion the water will be conveyed over the radiator and the heat from the coils of the radiator will pass through this coil, whereby a vapor will be formed and this vapor will pass through the opening 4; and circulate through the atmosphere contained within a room where a radiator is installed. From this construction it is obvious that the device may be mounted upon a radiator within a room and the air contained Within the room will be humidified.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a radiator comprising a plurality of spaced heating coils, of a humidifier comprising a rectangular frame having its top and bottom opened and adapted to extend around the upper end of the radiator, a pair of depending supports arranged Within said frame and adapted to extend between the spaced coils of the radiator, a top for said frame having a relatively large opening therein, an endless conveyer supported within said frame between said top and the upper ends of said coils, a reservo1r, means for detachably connecting the upper end of said reservoir to one end of said frame, and said endless conveyer extending into said reservoir, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CAMILLE A. GENDRON. 

